A CHINESE PAINTING, 18th CENTURY Scrupulously precise depiction of two scholars seated at a table with several fruit bowls, their three attendants standing besides, listening to a girl playing the dizi and another reciting a poem. Condition: Excellent condition with striking colors. Provenance: An Austrian private collection, acquired c. 1980 from an important German collection. Dimensions: The painting 18 x 16 cm. The frame 36 x 36 cm. Painted in polychrome watercolors and black ink on silk. 10-line inscription to backside.